On Tuesday, China released long-awaited final greenhouse gas targets as part of its submission to the United Nations climate talks in Paris later this year. … [Read more...]
Four People Die From Lightening Strikes in One Week
Lightning killed four people and injured at least a dozen others over the past week, with deaths reported from Arizona to Alabama. … [Read more...]
Washington Fire Destroys Dozens of Structures, Evacuations Ordered
The Sleepy Hollow fire in Wenatchee, Washington razed approximately 3,000 acres of land, destroying between 24 and 28 structures in the city as of Monday afternoon. … [Read more...]
Giant Haboob Dust Storm Hits Arizona – Second Day in a Row
Strong winds left thousands across Arizona without power on Saturday June 27th. Triple-digit heat with no air conditioning left many in danger. … [Read more...]
Solar Flare to Hit Earth Saturday with G2 Electromagnetic Storm
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of a mid-level solar flare that pealed at 4:16 EDT this morning. It comes from the sunspot group that’s been flaring up since it was spotted. … [Read more...]
Heat Wave Kills 838 in Pakistan – More Heat Coming
At least 838 people are dead in Pakistan after one of the worst heat waves in a decade combined with lackluster infrastructure, water shortages and the holy month of Ramadan to cause hundreds of cases of dehydration and heat stroke. … [Read more...]
Thunderstorms Cause Outages, Travel Delays in Northeast
Nearly 500,000 electric customers, most of them in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, were without power this morning after powerful thunderstorms slammed the northeastern United States. About 196,000 customers of PECO in Philadelphia were left in the dark at 2 a.m., while more than 170,000 Atlantic City Electric customers were without power. … [Read more...]
Tornado Causes Heavy Damage in Coal City, Illinois
A tornado touched down Monday in Coal City, Illinois, damaging homes, bringing down power lines and leaving roadways flooded, authorities said. The severe weather was reported after 9 p.m. … [Read more...]